imittum

Akkadian

Root
y-m-n
3 terms

Etymology

From 𒍠 (imnum) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /iˈmit.tum/

Noun

imittum f (from Old Babylonian on)

1. the right

   Antonym: 𒆏 (šumēlum)

   Synonym: 𒍠 (imnum)

   1. right side
   2. right hand
   3. (military) right wing (of an army)
   4. neighbour on the right

Alternative forms

• imittu (non-mimated)
• emittum, emittu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒍠 (ZAG) (Old Babylonian) 𒀉𒍣 (A₂.ZI) (Old Babylonian) 𒀉𒍣𒁕 (A₂.ZI.DA) (Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) 𒌋𒐊 (15)	𒄿𒁁𒌈 (i-mit-tum) 𒄿𒁁𒌓 (i-mit-tu₂) 𒄿𒈪𒀉𒁺 (i-mi-id-du) 𒂊𒁁𒌅 (e-mit-tu)

Derived terms

• imittam

References

• “imittu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “imittu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library